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CRAMMOND KENNEDY, - Corresponding Sec'y
JOSEPH B COLLINS, - - - Treasurer
E.C. ESTES, - - - Business Agent

FRANCIS GEORGE SHAW, - - President

HENRY A . DIKE, - Chairman Executive Com
GEORGE C. WARD, - " Finance "
J.M. McKIM, - - - " Teacher's "

NEW YORK BRANCH
FREEDMANS UNION COMMISSION
No. 30 Vesey Street.
(LATE NATIONAL FREEDMAN'S RELIEF ASSOCIATION.)

New York, June 6th 1867

Brig. gen. O. Brown,
Apt. Com, Richmond Va.,

Dear Sir: In answer to your favor of the 3rd int., I beg to inform you that we expect to sustain schools next season at the places which we are occupying now; vis Alexandria, Richmond, Petersburgh, Arlingdon, Christiansburgh, Emmaus P.O., Woodstock, Rippon Hall and Lawrenceville. These will require about forty teachers. We have thirty eight at present - Eleven at Alexandria, including sept. and matron, six in Richmond, thirteen in Petergurgh and Beahontas, two at Arlingdon, two at Lawrenceville, and one each at Woodstock, Christiansburgh, Emmaus P.O., and Rippon Hall. We have promised conditionally to assist a colored teacher, Mrs. Rachel Boyd, at Bristol, and to occupy a building in Floyd Co. if you erect it and our needs suffice.

I expect to visit Richmond, Alexandria and Peterburgh next week, and shall be happy to call at your head-quarters.

Respy. Yr. Obdt. Svt.
Crammond Kennedy
Cor. Sec.

P.S. I send you herewith a copy of our last Annual Report.